Through a public-private alliance, Fomilenio plans to make improvements to the cargo terminal at El Salvador's international airport, Monsenor Romero, and in a second phase, to invest $44 million in its expansion.

Fomilenio authorities detailed that they have completed the feasibility studies and determined that the first project to be carried out under the figure of Public - Private Alliance is the extension of the cargo terminal at the International Airport Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez.

The first stage of the project to develop a logistics center and free zone on 200 hectares in a section of Panama City airport will be tendered in six months.

The head of Tocumen S.A. told Laestrella.com.pa that"... the beginning of the bidding process is expected within six months, and the first stage will start with an investment of $15 million. 'The board of directors has already authorized us to start with the development of the urbinization to adapt 60 hectares for the concession and build the logistics craft'."

Tocumen is preparing a plan to tender several expansion works and equipment at the airfields of Panama Pacific, David, Colon and Rio Hato.

One of the regional airports where Tocumen plans to invest in order to improve its functionality is Panama Pacific, which is projected to double capacity of the terminal in order to handle five flights simultaneously instead of two, increasing the number of airline counters from 3 to 7 and improving the waiting area for departing passengers and the migration area.

The airport built during the Martinelli administration was initially designed for cargo and tourism, but did not manage to attract service operators in any of these activities. Now the arrival has been announced of a company that will provide cargo transport services at the terminal, which will start operations once the necessary procedures for obtaining aeronautical certifications have been completed.

Despite the announcement of projects such as the construction of a workshop for aircraft maintenance and a hotel, the Panamanian airport Enrique Jimenez is still underused and has attracted no attention from airlines.

The airport built during the Martinelli administration was initially designed for cargo and tourism, but lack of demand has meant the terminal has turned out to be an unprofitable investment. Despite the fact that since 2015 Tocumen S.A. has tried to find business deals which would increase the attractiveness of the airport for airlines, the efforts have not borne fruit and the terminal is still underused.

The runway will be extended so that the construction of the fourth bridge over the Canal does not affect the operation of Marcos Gelabert airport.

The initial idea of moving the operations of the Marcos Gelabert airport to Panama Pacifico was not well received at the time by the Panamanian aviation union, which argued the need to maintain operations there given its strategic location.

A contract has been signed for the start of works on the International Airport in Palmerola, Comayagua, so that operations can start in 2018.

Following the signing of the official contract, construction of the new International Airport in Palmerola, in the department of Comayagua, will begin in May, for operations to start in 2018. This was announced by the Spanish concessionaire EMCO Corporation. The total investment is $163 million, of which the Kingdom of Spain will provide $53 million as part of a debt restructuring program with Honduras; $87 million will be private investment and the Honduran State will contribute $23 million.

Due to falling demand the VivaColombia airline expects to reduce the number of weekly flights to the Panama Pacifico terminal from seven to four, and is requesting that airport taxes be lowered.

High rates charged by the Panama Pacific International Airport, and the lack of an agreement with the state administrator of Tocumen, SA, have caused the low cost airline VivaColombia to make preparations to reduce the number of weekly flights to the country from seven to four.

As a gateway to 90 destinations in America and Europe, and soon Asia, Panama International Airport is venturing into the high value air cargo business.

The development of the logistics area at Tocumen International Airport will bring opportunities for infrastructure development in terms of roads, land leveling and construction and fitting of galleys and sheds. But it is also predicted that it will dynamise a discrete market, that of air cargo transport, whose business represents only 9% of the income of the world's airlines.

Using a mobile application travelers arriving at Tocumen airport can carry out security prechecks up to two weeks before arriving in the country.

The digital system can be used by Panamanians and foreigners on computers, tablets and mobile phones, allowing travelers to enter their personal and flight data for review prior to their entry to the airport.

Operations at three air terminals, including La Aurora, are being affected by trade union reprisals against dismissal of air traffic controllers.

Jackeline Lopez, in charge of communication of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) said that a cut of $2 million in the budget of the institution led to the dismissal of 25 of 60 air traffic controllers and a cut of 23% in salaries for the rest of the staff.

The Panamanian airport administration has hired the British company Pragma Consulting to design the strategy to tender the commercial area of ​​the southern terminal, scheduled for September 2016.

Pragma Consulting company also designed the tender process of the business premises that are currently operating under concessions which will expire in 2017. Regarding the tender of commercial spaces in the south terminal, whose construction is now 50% complete, the administrators indicated that it has been scheduled for September 2016.

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